Paul Spriggs has been rock gardening for roughly 26 years and building crevice gardens for about 19 years. He is an avid plant explorer, photographer, mountaineer, owner of Spriggs Gardens Landscaping company, and past President of the Vancouver Island Rock and Alpine Garden Society. He has a passion for all wild plants especially those of dwarf stature and…
Ignite your imagination for this gardening season! The Calgary Horticultural Society is back with a festive in-person event that carries on a Calgary gardening tradition. A market with educational talks, classes, friendly competitions, and over 50 exhibitors to help gardeners ignite their imaginations for the gardening season. Attend and get tips and products to help…
Vendors: 40+ vendors selling seeds, seedlings, and gardening related products Experienced Local Gardeners: take time to chat with subject matter experts about your gardening challenges Seed Exchange Table operated by the Cochrane & District Horticultural Society: bring your extra seeds to add to the exchange and/or purchase seeds (by donation) to fill the gaps in…
Cold Climate Gardening in Zone 3. Learn how to compete with the challenges of vegetable gardening in a short season and how you can extend your season without a lot of expense and even grow food in the wintertime. See Stephen Krstead's Youtube channel Short Season Garden General Public $15.00 --- Members FREE
Soil is the foundation of everything we do in the yard and garden. In this information packed event, you will learn how to: Collect soil samples, interpret results and improve soils to increase yield Recognize defects, deficiencies and disorders in plants Understand soil-borne problems pests and diseases
